Venereology (album)

Venereology
Studio album by Merzbow
Released September 1994
Recorded January–February 1994
Venue Yaneura II, Tokyo
Studio ZSF Produkt Studio, Tokyo
Genre Noise
Length 50:16
Label Release
Producer Masami Akita
Merzbow chronology

Electroploitation
(1994)
Venereology
(1994)
Noisembryo
(1994)

Venereology is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.[1] It was inspired by death metal and grindcore.

It was the first of five Merzbow albums released by the American heavy metal label Relapse Records, under their Release Entertainment imprint, and as such was responsible for bringing Merzbow's work to a much wider audience in the United States.

The liner notes includes an extensive thank you list in the style of many metal releases.

Background

Venereology was my first release on a death metal label. So, my target was "death metal" itself. I used more serious dead visuals than on the usual death metal albums. For me, it's like J. P. Witkin or J. G. Ballard. The rhythm in Venereology was a little slower than in my past releases, but more heavy. Also, the tone of Venereology was lots of overlevels and dirty sound. It's important to know that I made Venereology while drinking lots of beer. These essences are all influenced by death metal. But not musically. I liked something more extreme than the death metal rules.
Masami Akita[2]

Akita then explained that his next album for Relapse, Pulse Demon, was back to his normal sound and was recorded sober.

Track listing

All music composed by Masami Akita.

No. Title Length
1. "Ananga-Ranga"   29:02
2. "Klo Ken Phantasie"   9:22
3. "I Lead You Towards Glorious Times" (excerpt) 5:29
4. "Slave New Desart"   6:22

Notes

Personnel

Merzbow
Visuals and production

References

  1. "Merzbow - Venereology (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  2. "Corridor Of Cells - Interview - Merzbow". Corridor of Cells. 1997. Archived from the original on November 30, 1999. Retrieved May 29, 2012.